Women in aquaculture: Maria Darias4 Dec 2018Maria Darias specialises in bringing sustainable aquaculture to developing countries, a role that recently involved a four-year stint in Peruvian Amazonia, establishing farming protocols for a range o…
Women in aquaculture: Dr Laura Braden31 Oct 2018Dr Laura Braden, an eminent sea lice researcher who now works for AquaBounty, lives on Prince Edward Island, Canada, with her husband-to-be, a young baby, two German shepherds and a Norwegian forest c…
Geneticist plans tilapia feed efficiency gains19 Sep 2018A project which aims to selectively breed feed-efficient lines of tilapia in order to improve the economic viability of aquaculture in areas where feed is expensive and scarce has recently been launch…
Breeding programmes prove their worth4 Sep 2018The benefits that salmon farmers obtain by sourcing their stocks from cutting-edge breeding programmes are chronically undervalued, according to a new study.
Senior fish geneticist sought22 Nov 2018Akvaforsk Genetics is currently seeking to recruit a senior geneticist to join their experienced team in Sunndalsøra, Western Norway.
Breeding breakthrough can combat CMS21 Nov 2018Salmon farmers can hope to reduce the number of mortalities caused by cardiomyopathic syndrome (CMS), following the discovery of genetic markers that should allow the production of salmon strain that …
Lumpfish threatened by salmon sector21 Nov 2018The salmon farming industry must look into ways of only using sterile lumpfish that have been produced from captive broodstock in order to retain the volume and genetic integrity of local stocks, acco…
A fertile partnership for sterile salmon14 Nov 2018AquaBounty is looking to move from triploidy to gene editing as the best means to ensure sterile fish, following a deal signed with the Center for Aquaculture Technologies (CAT) this week.
The €100 million a year salmon rebrand13 Nov 2018Marine Harvest hopes that its rebranding strategy will increase their profits by €100 million a year by 2025.
Welsh firm sets sights on global tilapia market 6 Nov 2017How Three-Sixty Aquaculture Limited intends to revolutionise the global tilapia industry, from an unlikely base - in Wales.
Money for old rope?13 Oct 2017The £1.7 million Stepping Stone mussel hatchery project in Shetland is showing very encouraging results, reports Tom Morton.
New technologies in tuna breeding28 Nov 2011Unlike smaller species, broodstock management for large pelagic finfish such as tuna involves many difficulties, said Christopher Bridges, Heinrich-Heine Universitt, at Aquaculture Europe 2011. Charlo…
Crawfish stocking: the facts25 Feb 2010This article from the University of Louisiana looks at the stocking of crawfish including species and size, stocking dates, habitat and handling.
Genomic breakthrough for freshwater prawns5 Sep 2018The sequencing and assembly of the world’s first high-quality genome of giant freshwater prawn (M. rosenbergii) has now been completed.
Breeding programmes prove their worth4 Sep 2018The benefits that salmon farmers obtain by sourcing their stocks from cutting-edge breeding programmes are chronically undervalued, according to a new study.
Funding secured for ISA-resistance research12 Feb 2018A new project that aims to speed up the development of a strain of salmon with higher tolerance against the infectious salmon anaemia virus (ISAV) starts next month in Norway.
A genomic means of tackling SRS18 Dec 2017A genomic method to improve resistance to salmon rickettsial syndrome (SRS) – a disease that costs the Chilean Atlantic salmon industry more than $100 million a year – could reduce mortality rates of …
INVE seals Thai tilapia deal16 May 2017SponsoredINVE has signed an agreement that will result in a range of its tilapia products being distributed by one of Thailands largest quality tilapia fry and feed providers, Manit Farm.
Nutriad developing Mycotoxin rapid test kit19 Jun 2015SponsoredBELGIUM - Belgium based feed additive specialist Nutriad and Ghent University have been working for two years on a project developing a prototype rapid test kit for mycotoxins.
CID Lines wins the Trends Magazine award1 Apr 2011SponsoredBELGIUM - For the 7th time in a row, CID LINES has been awarded by Trends Magazine for being 1 of the 100 fastest growing companies in West-Flanders.
Biomin energises phytogenics business20 Jun 2012SponsoredGERMANY - Animal nutrition company BIOMIN finalized the acquisition and integration of the German basedphytogenic feed additive and feed flavorings company MICRO-PLUS. This acquisition adds toBIOMIN's…
Gene editing: a Benchmark perspective 6 Feb 2018Alan Tinch, technical services director in Benchmark's genetics division, explains the company's breeding strategy - including their hopes for applying gene editing techniques - for salmon, shrimp and…
Norwegian legislative debate offers hope for gene editing in aquaculture 6 Dec 2017In a move that could have huge implications for global aquaculture, a new way to classify and regulate GMOs has been proposed by the Norwegian Biotechnology Advisory Board yesterday.
Gene editing goes viral7 Dec 2017A new project involving the use of gene editing technology to increase resistance against the infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) virus has received £500,000 in funding.
Court Upholds Approval of GM AquaBounty Salmon26 Oct 2016CANADA - An appeal brought against the approval of AquaBounty's genetically modified salmon has been dismissed by the Federal Court of Appeal in Canada.
